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Mrs. Pena-Velez's Classroom

  • PS 11 Highbridge School - Annex
  • Bronx, NY
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Lets Move and Wiggle Wobble!!!

    Funded Sep 23, 2016

    Thank you so much for providing my students with great opportunities to have materials that enhance their learning as well as gross motor skills. The impact the wobbly and bouncing chairs provided for my students is incredible. My special education students as well as my general education students are having a blast using the yoga exercise mat, the tactile stepping stone as well as the get knotted game. The get knotted game has been a hit in the classroom, especially since we have cold days and the students can't go outside to exercise. Once again I can not thank you enough for all the support you have given to my students. Thank you!!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Pena-Velez

    This classroom project was brought to life by Target and one other donor.
  • We Need Sensory Materials

    Funded Mar 29, 2016

    My students are delighted with the sensory materials we received. These materials have helped in amazing ways my students' behavior. They love the bean bag reading chairs when they are reading to self they feel a very cozy and inviting environment. Those chairs really are a motivation for them to read. The wobble chairs are a hot item in the classroom when my students need to concentrate and write or complete other tasks that requires for then to sit down. They love completing their writing assignments as well as when they are reading to self on the wobble chairs. The audio system is a fantastic way to block sounds that triggers inappropriate behaviors with my special needs students. I plan to continue putting these materials to good use and will look for ways to implement to continue improving my students' learning abilities.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Pena-Velez

  • Write The Room

    Funded Mar 9, 2016

    Thank you very much for all the support my students and I have received. Thank you is just not enough words to express my gratitude. Your support and dedication to give and create opportunities for our future generation is extremely valuable. My students are thrilled to have these materials. They were able to create supportive anchor charts that helped them achieve higher learning goals. They also have new laminated Math and ELA games centers that will last for a long. These games have provided them with opportunities to enhance their math and language skills.

    "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." "When you learn, teach. When you get, give." Maya Angelou.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Pena-Velez

  • Open a Book and You Will Open Doors!

    Funded Jan 13, 2016

    Thank you very much for all your support to my students. Thanks to you my students have level books to take home and complete their homework. With your help my students now have a variety of books to choose from. Your generous donation also helped my students to have a variety of books for guided reading. When we do guided reading small group, my students have options to choose books that suits their individual needs. With your help my students will continue to improve their reading levels and I know they will be great readers by the end of the school year. Thank you again for your support!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Pena-Velez

I serve 12 students in a low socio-economic neighborhood. My students are students with special needs. They are very curious and active first and second graders. They are from diverse ethnic backgrounds. They have one common goal: become productive and exemplar citizens for their country and community. As their teacher, I need to guide them to follow their dreams.

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I serve 12 students in a low socio-economic neighborhood. My students are students with special needs. They are very curious and active first and second graders. They are from diverse ethnic backgrounds. They have one common goal: become productive and exemplar citizens for their country and community. As their teacher, I need to guide them to follow their dreams.

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